AA and AK

[andyfox]

One of the best players I've encountered in the top section at Commerce once told me that the most underrated hand in Commerce hold 'em is A-A and the most overrated A-K, and that he thought his advantage in the game came from, when he had A-A, convincing people he had A-K, and, conversely, when he had A-K, convincing people that he had A-A. I don't think it takes much convincing for most Commerce types to put you on A-K, but sometimes . . .

40-80. My big blind and UTG raises. He plays a lot of hands pre-flop, but he's a very good postflop player. He's tricky and usually pretty aggressive although he does respect my game. All fold to the small blind, a pretty tight ABCish house player who grinds out a small profit. I have pocket aces and 3-bet. They both call.

Flop comes J-6-2 rainbow. Sb checks, I bet, and both call. Turn is a 7, completing the rainbow. We check around.

River is a 7. Small blind bets and I raise. UTG folds, small blind announces he has to call because he hasn't a clue what I have, and does. AMHIG.

Needless to say, there was much eyebrow raising about my turn check. Anybody love or hate it, either in this particular hand or from a metagame perspective?